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Writing and civilization : from ancient worlds to modernity

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Summary
In this course, you'll trace the remarkable saga of the invention and evolution of "visible speech," from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age. Professor Marc Zender--Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Tulane Universi... Read more
Contents
Disc 1. What is writing -- The origins and development of writing -- Where did our alphabet come from? -- The fubark : a German alphabet -- Chinese : a logosyllabic script -- Japanese : the world's mos complex script. Read more
Format
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Description
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (volumes, 232 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher
Teaching Company 2013

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 410 WRI in Adult Non-fiction Available

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